Six FAMU students received local attention when their artwork was displayed Friday in the University’s Foster Tanner Art Gallery for First Friday Gallery Hop. “First Friday is the night people go out to look at exhibitions and hop from one gallery to another,” said FAMU art professor Chester Williams. More […]
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‘Death Proof’: second film better, but bad for Tarantino
How do you get modern moviegoers to watch a double feature after watching a film like “Planet Terror?” Simple. The promise of director Quentin Tarantino. However it should be clear to all… this is no “Pulp Fiction.” This film is Tarantino’s tribute to American muscle cars and the famous chase […]
‘Grindhouse’ reflects yesteryear
World-renowned directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez teamed up to break the rules of modern cinema in their double feature “Grindhouse.” Part satire and part homage, this film is an imaginative resurrection of the “grind house” films of yesteryear. Like the exploitation films this collection is named after, “Grindhouse” provides […]
Lasting makeup an option for women
Imagine a world where women don’t have to worry about putting on any eyeliner and lipstick, and they no longer have to wax and pluck their eyebrows. Believe it or not, that world already exists. The permanent makeup procedure making that possible is called micro-pigmentation, and it is changing the […]
‘Planet Terror’: first portion of double feature lacks direction
Film Industry rule #39: Just because you fail in your intent to make a bad movie does not mean you succeeded in making a good movie. Beginning the double feature is Robert Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror.” Planet Terror is a film that uncomfortably mixes many film genres with current social commentary. […]
Be Out Day 2007
Be Out Day 2007 was held Saturday at the new FAMU Intramural Field. The festival featured a performance from Field Mob member Shawn J., plenty of food, a dance competition, flag football game and appearances from several campus organizations. For the full story of events please click Here var uslide_show_id […]
Bryant responds to students
After a weeklong protest, on Friday students finally received the answers to some of their questions about the state of FAMU in a 14-page document released directly from the desk of Interim President Castell V. Bryant. “Your questions and concerns have been reviewed with great interest and I have ensured […]
Using only two characters, play showed black colorism
With a cast of only two people playing multiple roles, “Yellowman” enlightens students on ‘The Hill’ that racism in the black community still exists. The play “Yellowman,” which is written by Dael Orlandersmith and directed by Dee Selmore, played at Tucker Hall on Friday and Saturday. The play focused on […]
Forty-four Rattler athletes make All-Academic Team
League Commissioner Dennis Thomas named 44 Rattlers to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Academic Team Tuesday. The 2007 MEAC All Academic Team consists of 536 student athletes, sophomores to seniors, who earned a GPA of at least 3.0. FAMU contributed 24 women and 20 men from 13 sports. The 24 women […]
D. Wade v. King James
Throughout the history of the NBA there has always been great one-on-one rivalries. Chamberlain vs. Russell, Bird vs. Magic, Jordan vs. everybody else. The new generation of rivalries has given the NBA a resurgence and filled the gap M.J. left when he retired for the last time in 2003. Dwayne […]